Fully updated essential guide to exploring Britain by train, Railway Day Trips is ideal for anyone planning or looking for inspiration for a rail journey. From bestselling railway author Julian Holland.
This pocket companion is perfect for both casual and seasoned rail travellers. Plan adventures, follow the changing landscape through the train window and discover fascinating destinations.
Each journey incorporates a location map, route diagram and descriptive text on its history and geography, plus some of the highlights awaiting you at each destination. High-quality photographs illustrate every route throughout the book.
Based on his extensive knowledge of British rail travel, the author reveals appealing quirks of the various routes and provides practical tips on how to make the most of your journey.
160 day trips from all over the country are featured, departing from major towns and cities and culminating at a variety of interesting destinations.
This 2nd edition includes 10 new routes:
Cambridge to Ipswich
Hereford to Newport
Cardiff to Ebbw Vale
Carmarthen to Fishguard
Manchester to Southport
Sheffield to Lincoln
Middlesbrough to Newcastle
Glasgow to Perth
Edinburgh to Tweedbank
Inverness to Wick
Railway Day Trips : 160 Classic Train Journeys Around Britain
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Author Description
From a very young age Julian Holland has had a fascination with railways. He is a writer and photographer on many railway books, including the highly acclaimed and award winning The Times Mapping the Railways (2011), Exploring Britain's Lost Railways (2013) and Great Railway Journeys of the World (HarperCollins, 2014). As well as being passionate about train travel, Julian is a leading commentator in the media on railways.